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• One injured after shooting off Plank Road

  18-06-2016 21:36
  
  BATON ROUGE - One man was injured after a shooting off Plank Road in Baton Rouge Saturday afternoon.Baton Rouge Police say the shooting happened around 7:50 p.m. in the 6900 block of Winchester Avenue. A spokesperson for BRPD said one man was injured and transported to a local hospital. The injuries do not appear to be life threatening.This is a developing story. Stay tuned to WBRZ on Facebook and Twitter for updates as more information becomes available.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Singer on Mexican 'The Voice' dies in Chicago after shooting

  18-06-2016 21:21
  
  CHICAGO - A Chicago singer who appeared on the Mexican version of "The Voice" in 2011 has died after he was shot in an ambush while celebrating his birthday with friends.The Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed that 45-year-old Alejandro "Jano" Fuentes died on Saturday. He was shot three times in the head late Thursday outside his Tras Bambalinas School on Chicago's southwest side.The attack happened less than a week after the killing of Christina Grimmie, who appeared on the U.S. ver
  
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• Shane Lowry on top at US Open

  18-06-2016 20:52
  
  OAKMONT - Shane Lowry kept his calm when he had a careless penalty stroke and walked off Oakmont after a long day with a two-shot lead in the U.S. Open.Stalled by rain in the first round, the U.S. Open is nearly back on schedule and poised for a big finish.Lowry, looking to give Irish golf a 10th major in the last 10 years, was at 5-under par with four holes to play in the third round when it was too dark to continue.Andrew Landry, the 28-year-old qualifier in his first U.S. Open, was two shots
  
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• Celebration and sadness mark New Orleans gay pride weekend

  18-06-2016 20:02
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Sadness over the massacre of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando is tempering a weekend of gay pride festivities in New Orleans.Outside one Bourbon Street nightclub hangs a poster with pictures of the victims.Still the mood is largely upbeat in the French Quarter. Tourists are mingling with revelers in all kinds of rainbow garb. Participants say they are celebrating the progress of the gay rights movement while honoring and mourning the victims.Tens of thousands were expected t
  
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• US immigration agency arrests dozens in Kansas, Missouri

  18-06-2016 18:34
  
  WICHITA - Federal immigration authorities recently arrested dozens of people in Kansas and Missouri as part of a monthlong operation.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says in a release that the agency arrested 31 people in Kansas and 34 in Missouri during the investigation, which began in May and ended Monday. The agency says 39 people were also arrested on both sides of the state line in the Kansas City area.The agency says of the arrests made in Missouri, 28 people had been convicted of
  
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• Mom pried son's head from mountain lion's mouth

  18-06-2016 18:05
  
  ASPEN - Authorities say a Colorado woman saved her 5-year-old son's life by prying his head from a mountain lion's mouth after the animal attacked the boy in their front yard.Pitkin County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Buglione says the woman told him she found the lion crouched over her son biting his head Friday outside their home near the resort town of Aspen. She told deputies she grabbed one of the animal's paws and stuck her right hand in its mouth to pry it open.Buglione says the moth
  
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• Police searching for white Malibu after deadly shooting on Holiday Court

  18-06-2016 16:59
  
  BATON ROUGE – Detectives believe the suspect in a deadly shooting on Holiday Court in Baton Rouge last Sunday was riding in a white Chevy Malibu LS. One person was killed after a shooting on Holiday Court on June 12. 27-year-old Torrence Tate suffered a gunshot wound around 5 p.m. and was transported to local hospital. Deputies say he later died in surgery.The shooting happened near the BREC Rio Drive Park.Investigators believe Tate was in his vehicle when he was shot by someone travel
  
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• Trump: 'It would be helpful' if Republicans would help him

  18-06-2016 16:13
  
  LAS VEGAS - Donald Trump is railing against continued efforts by some frustrated Republicans planning a last-ditch effort to try to thwart him from becoming the party's nominee.Speaking at a rally in Las Vegas Saturday afternoon, Trump referred to "a little movement" ''coming from people that have been badly defeated."Trump alleges the efforts are not legal and wonders who the party would pick in his place.He says, "I beat everybody," and "beat the hell out of them."Trump also says "it would be
  
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• John Bel Edwards shifts focus to Louisiana business taxes as session nears end

  18-06-2016 14:54
  
  The governor is now focusing his attention on pushing legislation that hits big business and downplaying his previous proposal to make wealthier individuals pay more.
  
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• Chelsea Clinton gives birth to second child, son Aidan

  18-06-2016 14:49
  
  NEW YORK - Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is a grandmother twice over.Chelsea Clinton announced Saturday that she has given birth to her second child, son Aidan.The 36-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and current presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton lives in New York.Marc and I are overwhelmed with gratitude and love as we celebrate the birth of our son, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky.— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) June 18, 2016
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• 3 indicted for role in ex-Waffle House CEO sex tape case

  18-06-2016 14:46
  
  ATLANTA - A woman and her attorneys have been charged with secretly videotaping her having sex with a former CEO of Waffle House, and using the recording to try to extort millions of dollars from him.Fulton County District Attorney spokesman Dontaye Carter in Atlanta said in a news release that Mye Brindle, John Butters and David Cohen were indicted Friday. The indictment alleges former Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers was secretly videotaped in his bedroom having sex with Brindle, his former house m
  
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• Restoration done on vessel that sank more than 300 years ago

  18-06-2016 14:44
  
  AUSTIN - A team of archeologists has finished restoring the partial remains of a frigate that was carrying French colonists to the New World when it sank in a storm off the Texas coast more than 300 years ago.Texas A&M University released a statement saying the restoration of the La Belle's hull is finished and that it will be on display at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.The La Belle was under the command of the famed explorer La Salle, who intended to colonize the Gulf Coa
  
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• Fishermen worry about plan for wind farm off New York coast

  18-06-2016 14:38
  
  MINEOLA, N.Y. - A long-stalled plan to build a power-generating wind farm off the coast of New York is gathering momentum.And that's sparking concern among commercial fishermen, who fear the turbines will ruin an area rich with scallops and other sea life.Federal officials announced this month that they would auction off the rights to build the wind farm on a 127-square-mile wedge of the Atlantic Ocean. The tip of the wedge begins about 11 miles south of Long Island's popular Jones Beach.Federal
  
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• Obama: Teach children to love and cherish differences

  18-06-2016 14:35
  
  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK - President Barack Obama is asking parents to teach their children to love, not hate, and to appreciate differences as something to cherish, not fear.In his weekly Saturday address, Obama says he's been thinking a lot about parents who've had to explain the Florida nightclub shooting to their kids.He laments that moments of silence observed after deadly mass shootings often give way to months of "inexcusable" silence and inaction.In the pre-Father's Day message, Obama says
  
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• Revelers: Gay pride events a victory over fear after Orlando

  18-06-2016 14:27
  
  CHICAGO - The music is thumping and crowds are dancing at gay pride events around the country, with some revelers saying the partying is proof that people won't give in to fear after the Orlando attack.Festivals and parades went ahead under increased security Saturday in cities such as Chicago, Columbus, Ohio; and Providence, Rhode Island, a week after a gunman fired on a crowd at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The attack left 49 people dead.At Chicago Pride Fest, security staff thoroughly
  
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• State police seek suspect in fatal hit-and-run in Terrebonne

  18-06-2016 14:25
  
  HOUMA - State police are searching for a suspect after a hit-and-run accident left a pedestrian dead in Terrebonne Parish.A state police news release says 22-year-old William Boyne of Patterson was killed in the Friday night accident on Louisiana Highway 56, south of the Chauvin Bridge.Investigators believe Boyne was walking north on the northbound shoulder of Highway 56. The suspect vehicle was traveling northbound, crossed the fog line, and struck Boyne.The suspect vehicle was described as a g
  
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• University of New Orleans touts economic impact

  18-06-2016 14:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS - At a time when state government budget problems make future funding for college campuses uncertain, the University of New Orleans is making the case for its importance to the New Orleans area economy.The university has released an analysis by its Division of Business and Economic Research showing that the university spent $75 million in the last state fiscal year. That includes wages, purchases of goods and services and spending by non-resident students and visitors.And the analysi
  
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• Man accused of breaking out of treatment center, stealing ambulance

  18-06-2016 14:06
  
  BATON ROUGE – Officials say a man broke out of a psychiatric care treatment center and stole an ambulance before leading police on a chase across Baton Rouge Saturday morning.Police say the incident happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. According to paramedics, they were working a call in the 4000 block of North Boulevard. When they came back to their vehicle, the ambulance was gone.Acadian Ambulance officials say a patient who broke out of a nearby psychiatric care fa
  
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• Juneteenth Celebration kicks off in downtown

  18-06-2016 12:37
  
  BATON ROUGE - People moved to the sound of live gospel music Saturday as the Juneteenth Celebration kicked off in downtown Baton Rouge.The celebration has taken place for five years now, and every year it grows in size."Initially it was 400 to 500 people with one stage," organizer Wayne Jones said. "Now we have two stages, a karaoke area and over 5,000 to 6,000 people who plan to be in attendance today."The Juneteenth Celebration offers a little something for everyone. In addition to live music,
  
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